Wax.



HARVEY P. VEST, 0F ESTELLIN 'E, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR ONE-HALF TO ARCHIEID.

HANNA.

wax.

1 139 603 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 18, 1915,, No Drawing. Application filed December 13, 1913. Serial No. 806,635.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY P. VEST, citizen of the United States, residing at Estelline, in the county of Hall and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wax, of which the following is Y a specification.

This invention relates to an improved wax of that character commonly used by shoemakers for waxing thread for the purpose of adhesively uniting the fibersthereof and rendering the same Water-proof and also to facilitate their movement through the leather or other material being sewed.

The present invention has for its principal object to produce a wax compound for the above purpose which consists of but-few ingredients obtainable at small cost, said compound being of a liquid or' semi-liquid consistency but congealing immediately upon its exposure to the atmosphere and constituting a coating for the thread which is impervious to moisture.

My invention has for a further object to produce a liquid wax which will thoroughly penetrate the thread and adhesively unite the fibers thereof, and'give to the thread a smooth peripheral surface which greatly facilitates the manipulation of the thread and its passage through the material being sewed.

My invention has for another object to produce a wax compound of the above character which will not blacken or soil the hands in the manipulation of the thread to which the Wax is applied.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the following named ingredients mixed in the proportions specified: Gasolene 62%70, rosin 31%%, pine .The above named ingredients are ,thorbetter retain its adhesive qualities. The gasolene is used as a vehicle.

The use of'the several ingredients in the proportions above stated, is essential to the best results. Bearing in mind that it is the purpose of the wax to render the thread soft and pliable and at the same time preserve and strengthen the thread and render it impervious to moisture, it will be obvious that,

if too much rosin is used, the thread will become comparatively rigid or stiff, and if too much tar is employed, the coating will be so soft as to preclude the possibility of using the thread. It is, therefore, requisite that a proper quantity of gasolene be used, to properly liquefy the rosin and tar and reduce the same to the requisite consistency.

smooth surface so. that in pulling or drawing the thread through the material being sewed, the fibers are not held-by frictional engagement with the material and unraveled. The wax also renders the'thread completely impervious to moisture.

The use of my improved thread wax does not interfere in any way whatsoever with the use of the thread upon sewing machines but on the contrary enables the machine to be operated with greater ease and less labor upon the part of the operator.

After the wax has congealed upon the thread, the thread may be handled with impunity without liability of soiling or blackening the hands.

In view of the fact that the few ingredients' employed in my improved compound "may be obtained at little expense, it will be obvious that the wax can be manufactured at small cost. It will be further appreciated that such a wax will be found highly desirable, convenient and serviceable in practical use.

. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

The herein described wax compound embodying the following ingredients mixed in 5 substantially the proportions specified: gasolene 621}%, rosin- 33%, pine tar 6i%.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses. HARVEY P. VEST. Witnesses:

R. L. McCLAni, J. H. Moons. 

